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TO ALL WHOM l'l MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, ISAAC C. NICHOLS, of' Union, county of Broome, and State oi' New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Preparing or Making Beef-Steak tender; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, and

Figure 2 a plan view.

The nature of my invention consists in the employment of threerollers constructed and located in relation to each other as indicated in the drawings; also, in eombnationtherewith, such devices as will be hereinafter described for the purpose of preparing beef-steak by the double operation of rolling and meshing.

A represents the box; b is a sliding apron, and C a sliding guide-board; D E F represent three tinted or corrugated rollers. The roller D should be clos-ely fluted, leaving the elevations almost sharp, while the rollers E F are so iluted as to leave a wide elevation or division between every oth-er groove. el efare the cog-n'heels attached to the rollers bearing the corresponding letters. g is a crank, by which the machine is operated. h is a hinged door or lid.

The operation of my machine is as follow: Motion is given to it by means of the crank, and the beef-steak is fed in fromthe apron b. As the steak passes in between the rollers D and E it is cut by the sharp elevation en D. The guide-board C Vdirects it between rollers E and F, which completes theoperation by meshing it, and leaving it in a very tender condition.

Having thus fullyldescribed my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The rollers D E F when constructed and placed in the relative position to each other as and for thee purpose set forth. l

2. In combination W'ith the above,*I claim the sliding apron b and sliding guide-board C, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the above I set my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ISAAC NICHOLS.

Witnesses:

E. C. MOODY, C. H. BOYD. 

